山脚

山腳

shānjiǎo

noun #31,169

Meanings

1 foot of a mountain
2 base of a hill

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

山脚有一个小村庄。

Shānjiǎo yǒu yí ge xiǎo cūnzhuāng.

There's a small village at the foot of the mountain.

HSK 7-9

我们在山脚下露营。

Wǒmen zài shānjiǎo xià lùyíng.

We camped at the foot of the mountain.

Tips

memory

Chinese maps the human body onto landscapes: 山脚 (mountain's foot), 山腰 (mountain's waist = mid-slope), 山顶 (mountain's top = peak). Remember the trio and you'll always be able to describe where you are on a hike.

Stroke Order

山 shān

脚 jiǎo